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What's with all the different types of the same model card? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Soap10116@lemm.ee to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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Looking at a 4070ti or a 4080 to upgrade my dual 1080s from my other post but now I'm not sure which 3rd party model to choose (ASUS TUF, MSI, ZOTAC, Gigabyte...). I'm looking for longevity and not specifically max power if that means a shorter life. Using it mostly for general gaming. Mostly FPS and such.

What's the difference?

Is it just added cooling for boosted performance?

Why does the price change ~$400?

Chances are im either too dumb or don't use any programs that would require overclocking/boosting.

I'm willing to shell out the $ if it's worth it but I have no idea. I may wait until the 50s come out to pull the trigger but that's an issue for later.

My current build with 32gb RAM instead of 16: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/3h4CmG

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[–] Chev@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you are only looking at Nvidia Cards you are missing out on a lot. When it comes to pure gaming performance without Ray Tracing, AMD has currently the lead.

And if a 4080 is your budget, you might aswell get yourself an 7900xtx (cheaper but stronger). Got the Saphire Nitro+ one in June this year myself. So far very happy with it.